Thankful Thursday: January 19, 2012
This is such a great blog theme that I want to revive it. However, it’s usually Friday or some other day of the week when I think of it rather than Thursday, so it doesn’t ordinarily happen. But tonight we had an experience that warrants some thanksgiving.
I’m thankful that the phone call from my husband that the car had broken down on his way home from a stake Young Men’s presidencies/scout leaders social came before I started getting Jane and myself ready for bed.
I’m thankful for the GPS on my phone that let me look up his location and directions while our car was warming up. And oh yes, so thankful for the second car as well.
I’m thankful for the other scout leader Doug was giving a ride home to who knew a great local repair shop – and who happens to be neighbors to the owner of said repair shop. We stopped by the owner’s house to make sure we knew the gate code for the tow truck to drop off the car.
I’m thankful for the roadside assistance option we chose on our car insurance policy that allowed the car to get towed quickly and for free.
I’m thankful that we have an emergency fund which completely took the panic out of this event because we know we can pay for it.
I’m thankful that the dark and the rain didn’t faze me too much while driving. And this was yet another opportunity to strengthen my everlasting adoration of and gratitude for variable-speed intermittent windshield wipers. (I really need to watch Flash of Genius.)
So today ends a little later than planned, but with a lot to be thankful for.
